Police fire tear gas and block demonstrators from marching through Paris and clash with far-right groups 'guarding' monuments in London.
Paris riot police fired tear gas Saturday to disperse a largely peaceful but unauthorized protest of police brutality and entrenched racism, as France’s minorities increasingly push back against a national doctrine of colorblindness that has failed to eradicate discrimination.
Myriam Boicoulin, 31, who was born on the French Caribbean island of Martinique, said she marched in Paris on Saturday because she “wants to be heard.”“The fact of being visible is enormous,” Boicoulin said. As a black woman living in France, she said, “I’m constantly obliged to adapt, to make compromises, not make waves — to be almost white, in fact.”The Paris march was led by supporters of Adama Traore, ain 2016 in circumstances that remain unclear despite four years of investigation.
Riot police then fired tear gas and charged unruly members of the main protest, urging them to disperse. The crowd initially planned to march through the city, but police decided to block them from moving, citing coronavirus concerns. Some protesters still gathered at Hyde Park to denounce racism while hundreds of far-right activists demonstrated, despite strict police restrictions and warnings to stay home to contain the coronavirus.
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